Tamilla
Тамілла
Synopsis
Algeria, run by the French administration. Tamilla is a cheerful girl whose father, a respected member of the Méziane community of Kabylians, is looking for a favorable marriage. Mezian promises his daughter to the old merchant Lakhrash. This does not prevent him from selling Tamilla almost immediately for the second time, this time to a young handsome man named Akli, with whom the girl experiences short-term happiness. But later, Akli thinks about another wife. At the same time, Meziane is scheming to lure more money from Akli and pay off Lakhrash. Having already given birth to a child with Akli, Tamilla finally falls into Lakhrash's hands. Everything ends in tragedy, and Tamilla is imprisoned by an unjust sentence of French judges who are insensitive to Berber problems. Although Tamilla will be released, she is already "damaged goods". The film premiered in Turkey 92 years later with a special screening at the 56th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Muhsin Ertuğrul
- Screenplay & Story
- Ferdinand Duchêne, Maria Moraf
- Original Title
- Тамілла
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- No Language
- Runtime
- 1h 5m
- Production Studios
- VUFKU
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Muhsin Ertuğrul
Ferdinand Duchêne, Maria Moraf
Yuriy Tamarskiy, Aleksandr Stanke
Department Leadership Roster
Muhsin Ertuğrul
Director
Maria Moraf
Writer
Yuriy Tamarskiy
Director of Photography
Aleksandr Stanke
Director of Photography
Heinrich Beisenherz
Production Design
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What is Tamilla about?
Algeria, run by the French administration. Tamilla is a cheerful girl whose father, a respected member of the Méziane community of Kabylians, is looking for a favorable marriage. Mezian promises his daughter to the old merchant Lakhrash. This does not prevent him from selling Tamilla almost immediately for the second time, this time to a young handsome man named Akli, with whom the girl experiences short-term happiness. But later, Akli thinks about another wife. At the same time, Meziane is scheming to lure more money from Akli and pay off Lakhrash. Having already given birth to a child with Akli, Tamilla finally falls into Lakhrash's hands. Everything ends in tragedy, and Tamilla is imprisoned by an unjust sentence of French judges who are insensitive to Berber problems. Although Tamilla will be released, she is already "damaged goods". The film premiered in Turkey 92 years later with a special screening at the 56th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival.
Who directed Tamilla?
Tamilla was directed by Muhsin Ertuğrul.
Who stars in Tamilla?
The principal cast of Tamilla includes Anna Zarzhitskaya, Mykola Kuchynskyi, Matvei Lyarov, Ivan Kapralov, Tatiana Tarnovskaya.
When was Tamilla released and how long is it?
Tamilla was released in 1927 with a total runtime of 1h 5m.
Is Tamilla based on a book or true story?
Tamilla is adapted from the following source material: Book: "Ferdinand Duchêne".